"I am but a simple purveyor of words. A story teller one might say. For the right number of coins, I shall create you a world of your very own, where you will be hailed as its hero, its ruler….its god. Cross me, however, and you shall be cast down as its villain, the lowest of creatures. Your final fate will be most befitting…and unfortunate." - Michael L. Turner

Friday, July 13, 2012

Spiderman Reboot?

Two years ago I heard that Spiderman 4 was canceled. Sam Raimey the
director, and the entire cast were more or less fired. Like most of you, this
led me to one question that needed to be answered. Spiderman Reboot, what the f…?

In 2002, Spiderman starring Toby Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, and Willem Defoe
premiered. It was by far the best super hero movie done to date. I’m sorry to
all the black-leather X-Men fans, but the fast pace of Spiderman, was a game
changer for the super hero movie franchises. It also came at a time when we all
needed some super heroes.

Spiderman was a story that most of us already knew, and to see finally see a
live action movie do it right was everything. I loved the
2002 Spiderman, and liked its sequel in 2004, and okay, the third one in 2007
was a little, shall we say… corny, but I still loved the fun ride it took me
on.

So this brings me back to the question. Spiderman Reboot,What the f…?

So... the other night, I went to see ‘The Amazing Spiderman’, and surprisingly
it was just that.It was truly amazing. So as I watched the movie, the idea that I had
just paid good money to basically see the same Spiderman origin story, I saw
ten years earlier, went away.What I
discovered I had actually paid for that night, was a chance to see more of that
story, and to dig deeper into that world.In a way you might compare this movie to Titanic.Many said at first, “I don’t want to see
that.I know how it ends.The ship sinks.”Yes… The boy still gets bit by the
super-spider, but what happens before and after is much more interesting.(No you are not going to find spoilers here.)Let’s just say that Toby Maguire is a great
actor and Kirsten Dunst is hot, but I will tell you that Andrew Garfield is
Peter Parker, and Emma Stone is really hot.

So let’s be perfectly clear on this, “The movie did not suck.”

I still do like the old movies.Yes…
all three.Also once you watch The
Amazing Spiderman, you will not dislike the old ones either, or maybe you
will.We are all different.Still, the difference you will see, between
new and old, is going seem like you went from 2D to 3D.Please note, that is just a comparison
between new and old. I do not recommend
seeing the 3D version of any movie, except Avatar.3D always did give me a headache.I do recommend that you see The Amazing
Spiderman. You will not regret it. Enoy the movie.

Love this post - and when I first heard Spiderman was being re-done, I was really irritated because I loved the original 3 with Toby Maguire. But I have to admit, once I saw The Amazing Spider-man, I knew they did the right thing and rebooted the series - such a good movie...